We got Cardi B at The London NYC hotel ahead of the VMAs … and she confirmed our report, there will be no musical performance from the “Bodak Yellow” singer. She’ll open the show with some sort of monologue or skit … but that’s it. She says she’s a little under the weather … and will only perform when she feels better.

As for the Travis/Nicki drama … even though she was mum, our sources say she’s squarely on Team Travis.